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Florida’s notorious “Stand Your Ground” law has faced renewed criticism for allowing a white man, Michael Drejka, to fatally shoot an unarmed Black man, Markeis McGlockton, after McGlockton pushed Drejka away from harassing his girlfriend and child. Almost a month after the fatal shooting, Drejka was finally charged on manslaughter by state prosecutors. As the […]

Last Thursday afternoon, a dispute over a handicapped parking space turned fatal in Pinellas County, Florida. Local authorities announced they will not arrest the man who killed another man as the incident falls under Florida’s self-defense law, known as “Stand Your Ground.”

Going out to schools and speaking to kids can be an uphill battle. Minutes of speaking and building up their support and interest can easily go to waste in seconds after saying a couple of the wrong things. Jameis Winston, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Bucaneers, learned this the hard way recently. 

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has become the face of athletes working for social justice. He’s already done plenty of work, such as organizing a camp for kids in the Bay Area to learn about their rights and donating plenty to the cause. But it surprised some – especially those that disagree with his […]

By: Associated Press The oldest millennials (AP) — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers – are old enough to remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton was running for president. The nation’s youngest adults – now nearing 20 themselves – find it hard to […]

In February 2007, history happened. The Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears were heading into Super Bowl XLI with two black head coaches leading them there. Either Tony Dungy or Lovie Smith were going to walk away as the first-ever black head coach to win the Lombardi Trophy. Now, the results are in the record books and […]

By: The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is wildly unpopular among young adults, in particular young people of color, and nearly two-thirds of Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 believe the presumptive Republican nominee is racist. That’s the finding of a new GenForward poll that also found just 19 percent […]

Some would say that Donald Trump’s presidential run has an overreaching effect on U.S. politics as a whole, inviting damaging rhetoric and hatred to be shared on the largest political stages possible. If they were looking for evidence to support their observation, they need look no further than Florida. Carlos Beruff, a candidate for the […]

Instant product delivery is seemingly the last service online retailers need to provide to conquer their brick-and-mortar competitors. Amazon’s same-day delivery option hopes to lead the charge. But a report from Bloomberg raises concerns about many of Amazon’s black customers being excluded from the service. 

Hulk Hogan has ordered the management of his popular Tampa beach restaurant, Hogan’s Beach to remove a racist and discriminatory dress code sign that was posted in front of the establishment. The dress code, which barred those from wearing what could be described as popular urban attire worn primarily by black men, garnered several complaints […]

  The following post is from EBONY. It was written by Jamilah Lamieux. By: Jamilah Lamieux Two teen girls were found dead in Duval County, Florida and now, we wait for answers and the predictable lack of outrage from people who might typically deem a double murder to be cause for such.

  Former NFL coach and current NBC commentator Tony Dungy is in the news for saying that he wouldn’t have drafted Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL.